IN 2018

InShortFF 2018’s programme gathers 33 short films from 16 different countries to portray ‘The State of Things’, through excellence in short film form and in genres ranging from animation, to experimental film, to documentary. Showcasing the innovation, skill and bold voices of global filmmaking teams, we hope to inspire and engage an equally global audience in the most diverse city in the world, by celebrating films that are independent, inclusive and international.

*Please arrive at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the screening to collect your tickets – there are no trailers / All films are accompanied by English subtitles. The venue is fully step free. Please inform us if you need any access assistance.

A two parts programme demonstrating the questions and traumas of our shared humanity. Films from around the world consider life, death, and the myths and realities that drive us. How do these vary depending on where on the earth you stand? With new technologies, and such different perspectives around the world, how do we remember life, and how do we perceive it?

PART I

Backstory // dir. Joschka Laukeninks // 08′ // fiction // Germany // 2016 //
The fast progression of one man’s life, filled with joy, sadness, and tragedy. He experiences it all on the roller-coaster of life as he gets older, and older, and older…

WHITE // dir. David Moya // 15′ // fiction // UK // 2017 // first-time filmmaker // international team: Spain, UK, South Africa //
White Man arrives at the Transition Centre Plus after dying of food poisoning in a cruise. He quickly learns that he cannot be white in his next life. This triggers a ridiculous but insightful conversation about what it is to be white and its undeserved privileges.

Digital Trauma (and the Crystal Image) // dir. Maria Molina // 08′ // experimental documentary // Netherlands // 2017 // first-time filmmaker // international team: Netherlands, Spain // FFF-RATED* //
If we can access our past at any given moment, to what extent can we get rid of it and look ahead? What consequences do the access to a digital memory have for post-conflict societies?

Blue Hands // dir. Diyala Muir // 03′ // animation // UK // 2018 // international team: UK, Germany // FFF-RATED
An abstract journey about grief and the passing of time. A woman tries to escape the ghosts of her past but they catch up to her on a Night Bus to Nowhere.

Boundary // dir. Violeta Mora // 02′ // experimental // Honduras // 2017 // international team: Honduras, Venezuela, Dominican Republic // FFF-RATED //
Going out into the street becomes very difficult when you’re dominated by anxiety, panic and paranoia. What can we do to make these feelings disappear?

Uman // dir. Elena Riabtceva // 15′ // fiction // Russian Federation // 2018 // F-RATED //
A folklore student arrives in a remote village, but the only person who can help him took the vow of silience. Eventually, they discover their life stories are peculiarly complementary.

My Own Wings // dir. Katia Repina and Carla Moral // 08′ // documentary // Spain // 2016 // international collaboration: Spain, Russian Federation, Ukraine, USA // FF-RATED //
A transmedia project that aims to explore the intersex identity. Intersex people are not born with ‚both’ sexes but born with a variation from the standard of what is socially accepted from a male or female body.

PART II

Another Sunny Day // dir. Tim Huebschle // 04′ // documentary // Namibia // 2016 //
Welcome to Namibia, a country that averages over 80% sunshine during the daylight hours of any given year, but not everyone can enjoy it to the fullest.

AQUARIUS // dir. Timo Zhalnin // 09′ // dance video // Russian Federation // 2016 // international collaboration: Russian Federation, Republic of Belarus, Hungary //
A metaphor for who we are, for where we come from. A secret held in the abyss, but in order to grow, the seed must die.

Alone // dir. Antoine Laurens // 15′ // fiction // France // 2018 // first-time filmmaker //
Adapted from one of the most captivating and haunting graphic novels by Chaboute. Alone has a misshapen face, he has always lived alone on a lighthouse in the middle of the ocean, his only companion is his imagination, which he stimulates with the words of an old dictionary.

The Ditch // dir. Atxur Animazio Taldea // 7′ // mixed media animation // Basque Country // 2017 //
Euxebe’s father was killed during the war. In her youth, Euxebe suffered Francoist repression and, to this day, despite the fact that the dictatorship ended long ago, she has not had the change to recover the memory of her father.

Little Jerusalem // dir. Monika Navickaitė // 7′ // fiction // Lithuania // 2017 // Student Project // F-RATED //
Vytautas, like any other teenager there, looks like a street gang member, eats kebabs and is afraid of everything he can not understand. But one special night among the teenagers in a little neighbourhood in Vilnius, called Jerusalem appears his weird eight-year-old brother.

NIGHT // dir. Joosje Duk //10′ // fiction // USA // 2017 // international collaboration: USA, Holland //Student Project // FFF-RATED //
When Sue’s cousin Genelva visits her from Suriname, they want to go out with Sue’s two best friends. But after having an unpleasant encounter with the club’s bouncer at the door, the course of their night changes completely.

* We’ve included an F-Rating scale (F/FF/FFF), for films directed by women and/or written by women and/or have significant women on screen. 15 out of 33 films in our programme fall under a category of F-Rated shorts. We are also very proud to promote 7 First-Time-Filmmakers and 8 Student Projects.

*Please arrive at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the screening to collect your tickets – there are no trailers / All films are accompanied by English subtitles. The venue is fully step free. Please inform us if you need any access assistance.

A perceptive short film programme in two parts celebrating brave souls going out into the world, embarking on adventure and seeking independence, only to find that patterns and people reappear. The second half of the programme showcases funny, innovative films about the trappings of modern life: how are the ideas that guide us affected by the strange times we live in? How advanced are we really?

PART I

War Has No Eyes // dir. Perry White // 14′ // fiction // UK // 2017 // international collaboration: UK, Italy, New Zealand, Israel, Cyprus // first-time filmmaker //
A young Muslim from inner London searches for redemption from his troubled past after being challenged by his prior commitments.

Renewable // dir. Jon Garaño & Jose Mari Goenaga // 13′ // fiction // Spain // 2016 //
Years after their break-up, Tania and Josean meet again at a conference on renewable energy. She has a lot to tell him…

Tend // dir. Tom Judd & Ed Barrett // 08′ // animation // UK // 2018 //
Commissioned by WeTransfer and created by Animade Studio, Tend tells the story of a man and his daughter living peacefully in the forest, until one day their familiar routine begins to fall apart.

Save Water // dir. Nilay Samiran Nandi // 01′ // fiction // India // 2017 // first-time filmmaker // Student Project //
A post dystopian world where water is at utter crisis with an ineluctable intervention of the state to preserve it.

Pour 585 // dir. Patrick Smith // 05′ // animation // USA // 2018 // international collaboration: USA, Japan //
A hand drawn animated film that visually interprets the individuals role in hierarchy. The conflict occurs when a cycle is interrupted by a character that does not adhere to the machine-like norms.

PART II

iRony // dir. Radheya Jegatheva // 08′ // animation // Australia // 2018 // The Youngest Filmmaker of InShortFF’18 // Radheya is 25% Sri Lankan – 12.5 %Chinese – 12.5% Indian from his father side and 25% Korean – 25% Japanese from his mother side // Student Project //
Exploring the relationship between man and technology…told from the perspective of a phone.

BRUCE // dir. Irhad Mutic // 04′ // fiction // USA // 2017 // first-time filmmaker //
Adolescence is an important time in our lives, especially when it comes to our first love. Bruce challenges the local villain in order to win over the heart of Louisiana, but ends up discovering, sometimes winning is losing.

The Orgy // dir. Sam Baron // 15′ // fiction // UK // 2017 //
A romantic comedy about a heartbroken guy who throws caution to the wind and goes to an orgy.

* We’ve included an F-Rating scale (F/FF/FFF), for films directed by women and/or written by women and/or have significant women on screen. 15 out of 33 films in our programme fall under a category of F-Rated shorts. We are also very proud to promote 7 First-Time-Filmmakers and 8 Student Projects .

ACCESS: Step free access through out the venue, induction loops and accessible toilets available

Canada Water Theatre is a part of an innovative partnership with Southwark Council. A 150-seat Culture Space is managed and programmed by the Albany, South East London’s leading performing arts venue. The Albany has a reputation for visionary programming that reflects the cultural diversity and creative mix of the area.